First low-altitude hop test of a Themis demonstrator, with a targeted altitude up to 100 m.
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Themis Demonstrator
T1H-1
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VehicleThemis Demonstrator
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T-0 (UTC)31 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC
VehicleThemis Demonstrator
Launch padLaunch Complex 3B
CountrySWE
TypeTest Flight
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The European Space Agency announced that ArianeGroup and Swedish Space Corporation completed a second wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable rocket demonstrator at Esrange in Sweden. ESA announced the completion of the latest rehearsal on 7 October, saying that the test had taken place on 29 September. As with the first wet dress rehearsal, […] The post ArianeGroup Completes Second Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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The European Commission has extended the deadline for the SALTO reusable launcher project to the end of 2026, giving the programme another three months to complete the first hop test of Europe’s Themis reusable rocket demonstrator. According to the European Commission’s project database, the reuSable strAtegic space Launcher Technologies & Operations (SALTO) initiative is now […] The post The EU Extends SALTO Deadline Again as Themis Hop Test Slips appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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ArianeGroup has completed a wet dress rehearsal of the Themis reusable booster demonstrator at the Esrange Space Centre in Sweden, providing the first substantive update on the vehicle’s test campaign in more than ten months. The rehearsal was conducted on 23 July by teams from ArianeGroup and SSC Space, the commercial entity that manages the […] The post ArianeGroup Completes Themis Wet Dress Rehearsal appeared first on European Spaceflight.